Virgin Time: In Search of the Contemplative LifeA gifted writer's inquiry into one of the most profound yet least discussed issues of contemporary American life: the individual's search for faith. It tells of Hampl's quest to escape the indelible brand of a Catholic upbringing, following her to the "old world" of Catholocism in Spain and France, where she meets other pilgrims, back home again, and finally to a monastery in northern California, where she is able to settle into the real goal of her search: the silence of prayer. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 10 |
Section 3 | 18 |
Section 4 | 23 |
Section 5 | 33 |
Section 6 | 41 |
Section 7 | 53 |
Section 8 | 57 |
Section 14 | 124 |
Section 15 | 133 |
Section 16 | 142 |
Section 17 | 154 |
Section 18 | 164 |
Section 19 | 185 |
Section 20 | 197 |
Section 21 | 205 |
Section 9 | 71 |
Section 10 | 83 |
Section 11 | 91 |
Section 12 | 106 |
Section 13 | 115 |
Section 22 | 214 |
Section 23 | 217 |
Section 24 | 223 |
Section 25 | 235 |
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